Test of powder found at Brown shows no threat

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Preliminary testing of the powder found in an envelope Thursday at the Brown University Graduate Center shows no biothreats, spokeswoman Margarita Jaramillo of the state Health Department said Friday.

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Thomas J. Morgan
Posted Oct. 25, 2013 @ 4:15 pm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Preliminary testing of the powder found in an envelope Thursday at the Brown University Graduate Center shows no biothreats, spokeswoman Margarita Jaramillo of the state Health Department said Friday.

Fire trucks and other emergency vehicles shut down Thayer Street and Charlesfield Street for two hours as officials evaluated the situation. Nine people were taken to a hospital as a precaution.